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AUTUMN 2021
WELCOME
Following the easing of restrictions, we have been
incredibly excited to see the smiles of our young
and older members as we welcome the community
back to our local libraries.
If you haven’t had a chance to visit our Parkdale or
Cheltenham branches you’ll notice some big changes
when you do, with new furniture and lay-outs. Drop into the
redeveloped Dingley Village Library too and see the wonderful
new community space that has now been officially opened.
There’s plenty of new programming coming in 2021 as well with some
exciting new clubs and activities for ages 15+ including Brain Training, Tech Tryouts
and our Book Chatters group.
Kids are invited to try some of our new After School Children’s Programs including Xbox
Meet, Kid’s Movie Club and Lego free play as well as the return of some firm favourites.
Keep an eye out for our special new programs to watch out for like Sensitive Storytime,
designed for children with additional needs.
There’s plenty of reasons to pop into your local library this Autumn.
Cr Steve Staikos, Mayor
Programming is subject to government health regulations. Programs listed as in-branch
may revert to online or be placed on hold if regulations require.
Suitable for ages 8 and up.
Bookings required.
The Life of a Professional
Netball Player Kaylia Stanton
Chelsea Library
Wednesday 10 March | 4.30pm-5.30pm
Celebrate International Women’s Day
with us with a special talk from Melbourne
Vixen’s netballer, Kaylia Stanton, about
what it takes to be a professional athlete.
Can’t make it to the branch? Join us for a live
stream at kingston.vic.gov.au/library/live
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WHAT’S ON AUTUMN 2021
Bonds forged in WW2
Outlast the Battles
Exploring Friendship
between Australian and
Greek People
Online event via Zoom
Wednesday 24 March
7pm
Join us for this special
Cultural Diversity Week event.
Inspired by interviewing veterans
and Greek people, the writer and
director of Blood and Bone – a WW2
Fun events for the play - Demetra Giannakopoulos and
Meg McNena, discuss how this history
whole community of strangers helping each other at
great risk resonates with their migrant
backgrounds and speaks to a troubled
As we ease into the new COVID Normal world.
world, stay tuned for news about the
bigger and better Chelsea Twilights Video presentation of play
coming your way later in 2021. followed by Q&A.
Chelsea Library will again be Bookings required.
participating on Tuesday evenings,
with extended opening hours and an
expanded range of activities on offer.
Movie screenings, trivia nights, book Like us on Facebook
chats and guest speakers are just a facebook.com/
taster of what will be on offer. kingstonlibraries
The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham:
Join us for 2 fun afternoons of love, hate and haute couture.
Watch the film and hear Rosalie talk about the sequel
Patterson Lakes Library
Film: Tuesday 11 May, 2pm
Talk: Tuesday 18 May, 2pm
Bookings required.
ALL WHAT’S ON EVENTS ARE FREE – Book events in person at any library
branch or online at kingston.vic.gov.au/library/events, or phone 1300 135 668.
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NEW
Do you enjoy talking about different
books you’ve read? Come and
Let the library choose for you. join our Book Chatters group at
Cheltenham or Parkdale Library once
a month. Bring along a favourite book
Read out all your favourite authors or
or one you have just finished and chat
binge-watched all your favourite series
with fellow book lovers and share tips
and want help finding more? Would you
about the next book to read. There is
like to experience something different?
no set title each month.
Receive personalised reading or
Cheltenham
watching suggestions from our expert
3rd Wednesday of the month
staff by filling out the form on our web
from 17 March
page at kingston.vic.gov.au/library/
6.30pm-7.30pm
Library-Services/Selection-Service. We
will get back to you within five working Parkdale
days with three suggestions (or ten if 2nd Tuesday of the month
children’s picture books), including holds from 9 March
placed for you if you request that option. 6.30pm-7.30pm
AUTUMN READS BOOK
GROUPS
Available from Kingston Libraries
The Library runs several
book groups in our
branches. To check if
spaces are available go
to kingston.vic.gov.au/
library/book-groups.
You can also join our
How to Avoid The Royal Troubled Blood virtual book group on
a Climate Correspondent Robert Galbraith Facebook and engage
Disaster Alexandra Joel in the conversation at
Bill Gates a time and place that
suits you.
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NEW PROGRAMMING IN 2021
JOIN US FROM MARCH FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW PROGRAMS IN OUR BRANCHES. (AGES 15+)
Tech Tryouts BRAIN
TRAINING
Do you read about new technologies
or hear others talking about things like
3D printing, virtual reality, QR codes
or Spheros and wonder what the heck
it’s all about? Think computers and
Want to learn new skills and have a
technology are only for the kids? Think
laugh with a like-minded adult group?
again and wonder no more.
Come along and give your brain a
This is your chance to explore, discover
workout with activities such as quizzes,
and most importantly have a go at
memory puzzles and word search.
using technology and products that are
fast becoming part of everyday life. Dingley Village Library
At Tech Tryouts, the grown-ups have Weekly on Mondays from 1 March
permission to play. 10.30am-11.30am
Parkdale Library Chelsea Library
3rd Thursday of the month from 18 March Weekly on Wednesdays from 3 March
2.30pm-3.30pm 1pm-2pm
Chelsea Library Cheltenham Library
4th Friday of the month from 26 March Weekly on Mondays from 1 March
10:30am-11.30am 2pm-3pm
Cheltenham Library Parkdale Library
2nd Friday of the month from 12 March Weekly on Tuesdays from 2 March
2pm-3pm 10.30am-11.30am
If your community group or club is looking for inspiration or assistance
with designing and publishing promotional material, one of our
Promo Primer sessions just might be the ticket (or flyer).
Let our experienced staff guide you through using online graphic design website,
Canva©, and Council resource, My Community Life. Promote your group, club or cause
with high quality, eye-catching posters, brochures, social media images and more. We
can come to your group - online or in person - or you can book a place at one of our
semi-regular sessions through the year.
Make sure your next event or membership campaign is the best it can
be with the help of Promo Primers. Call 1300 135 668 for more information.
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Can’t make it to one of our in- Is Writing More Your Thing?
branch sessions but still want to
Kingston Write Now is an online writing
connect with fellow crafters?
group that gives you a chance to
Join our Facebook group, express your writing creativity as well
Kingston Creators. as connect with fellow writers. Each
Kingston Creators provides our adult week we post exercises, challenges
community members with a space to and prompts to help stimulate and
share a diverse range of creative strengthen your writing skills.
pursuits and connect creators
NOVELTY WRITERS
across Kingston.
If you’re a crafter/creator/maker,
you can join the discussion.
Novelty Writers is a friendly writing
MAKERS group for unpublished authors
meeting in-branch.
MORNINGS Check available spaces at
kingston.vic.gov.au/library/novelty-writers
Come and share your latest project with Bookings required.
the group, or just sit and craft with others
who enjoy similar hobbies and interests.
See new art and craft resources coming
into the libraries and swap ideas and
techniques while enjoying
great company.
Parkdale Find your next great read. Search
2nd Friday of the month this database crafted by experts to
10.30am-12 noon beginning 12 March discover books by age group, read-alike
recommendations, genre, appeal or
Chelsea
theme.
3rd Friday of the month
10.30am-11.30am beginning 19 March
Access it through the Reader’s Choice
Cheltenham section of Kingston Library’s e-library
4th Thursday of the month kingston.vic.gov.au/library/
10.30am-11.30am beginning 25 March eLibrary#ReadersChoice
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NEW 2021 AFTER SCHOOL
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Kids
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED KIDS
Movie XBOX
Club MEET
AGES 10+
Dingley Village Library Dingley Village Library
1st Wednesday of each month 2nd Thursday of each month
4-6pm 4-5pm
School terms only School terms only
Enjoy a monthly movie screening at If you love gaming, competition and
Dingley Library just for kids. A great having fun with like-minded friends,
opportunity for primary school aged then Xbox Meet is for you. This is a
kids to get together and relax with monthly club for older children aged 10+
some snacks and a movie. Movies which allows kids to participate in and
will be rated either G or PG. learn a variety of games on Xbox One.
Includes tournaments and competitions
– are you up for a challenge?
NEW
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
Drop-in sessions
Dingley Village Library
Looking for a casual drop-in activity
Saturdays
to do at the library after school? Then
12-2pm
Makerspace is for you. Hands-on
activities with things for you to explore, Drop in at the branch each Saturday
make or do. It could involve craft, afternoon for free play with LEGO®
construction or new technology – there’s and DUPLO® - a fun, casual and
always something interesting going on. creative activity for families.
Mondays 4pm Parkdale Library
Tuesdays 4pm Westall Library
Tuesdays 4pm Cheltenham Library For full details collect a copy of our Children’s and
Youth Services Program Guide Feb-Jun 2021 from
Wednesdays 4pm Patterson Lakes Library your local branch or check online at kingston.vic.
Thursdays 4pm Chelsea Library gov.au/library/kids-activities.
Thursdays 4pm Highett Library Note that children under 10 years old must be
Fridays 4pm Dingley Village Library accompanied by an adult while in the library.
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MAD ABOUT SCIENCE
& SPACE ADVENTURE
APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
With April school holidays at Kingston Libraries this special theme
will take children to the zoo, space adventures, explore,
play and create, and two movie days.
For more information check out kingston.vic.gov.au/library/kids-activities or
pick up a flyer at the Library. Bookings will open on Friday 19 March at 9am.
LOTE 1000 BOOKS
ONLINE BEFORE
FOR KIDS SCHOOL
For 3 - 10 year olds For preschool children 0-5 years.
Kids can now enjoy digital books in over Share 1000 books with your child in
29 languages, together with English the years before they start school to
translations, from the comfort of home. prepare them for formal learning and
nurture a love of books, reading and
To access:
language. Reading helps support
• Visit brain development, social and
loteonline.com.au/kingston-libraries communication skills, as well as sparking
their imagination and helping them
• Login using your library card
understand change or new events in
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their lives. It’s never too early to start
• Select a language and enjoy a story reading to your child – even newborns.
You can read a thousand different
books or read one book a thousand
times. Books experienced at library story
time sessions, preschool, day care and
We’d love to get feedback, playgroup can also be counted towards
your child’s total.
so please tell our staff You’ll get a free library bag when you
what you want to see register, there are milestone rewards
to collect as you progress through
in your library. the program and of course there’s a
certificate at the end. The program is
completed when your child reaches
1000 books or they start school.
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STORYTIME
NEW* SATURDAY
SENSITIVE STORYTIME STORYTIME
Dingley Library Saturday Storytimes alternate
Mondays
between Chelsea and Cheltenham
9:30am
Libraries on a fortnightly basis, at
Sensitive Storytime is designed 10.30am. Perfect for families with
for preschool aged children with children aged 0-5 years
additional needs or those who simply
Chelsea Cheltenham
prefer a quieter, calmer, more subdued
Library Library
session. Sensory needs around sound
and light are taken into consideration 6 March 20 March
and visual cues are used to help 1 May 17 April
children follow what comes next in 29 May 15 May
the session. Enjoy short stories and 26 June 12 June
songs, followed by simple sensory play
activities in this 30 minute activity.
NATIONAL
BEDTIME NEW
STORYTIME
SIMULTANEOUS
STORYTIME 6:30pm
Fortnightly
For families with young children
Dingley Library and Cheltenham Parkdale
Aspendale Gardens Library Library
Community Centre
1 March 10 March
Wednesday 19 May 15 March 24 March
11.00am 29 March
Bookings required for both children
Take advantage of the longer days
and adults.
during daylight savings. Put on your
pyjamas and bring your teddy along
for some story time fun with books and
And don’t forget AUSLAN STORYTIME, rhymes at the library before going home
2nd Friday of each month, to bed.
10.30am at Cheltenham Library
– also live-streamed.
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DINGLEY VILLAGE
LIBRARY
OFFICIALLY RE-OPENS
Come visit the redeveloped Dingley Village
Library and Neighbourhood House Precinct
and help us celebrate this wonderful new
community facility.
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NEW LOOK
Need a New Job..?
LIBRARY or just Looking to
BRANCHES Change Direction?
If you haven’t been into our My Career Match is an online career and
resume service free to members of public
Parkdale or Cheltenham libraries, so you will need your library
branches for a while you’ll membership number to access. Spend 15
minutes filling out an online questionnaire
notice some big changes. and you will receive in return:
• A report explaining what you’re good
at and the careers that match your
personality type
• A report advising how to write a
resume and cover letter, how to
read a job advertisement and
how best to apply
• A Resume Writers eBook covering
all aspects of resume writing
CHELTENHAM • An Online Resume Builder to help
you produce a terrific resume that
attracts attention.
To access, visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/library/JobHelp
All the best
with your career.
PARKDALE
| 11MORE JOB-SPECIFIC TECH SKILLS COURSES
NOW AVAILABLE
Lynda.com has been upgraded to If you previously had an account with
LinkedIn Learning for Libraries. This Lynda.com this account has been carried
means you now have access to over over to LinkedIn. If you didn’t, why not join
16,000 free courses, including those in up and start upgrading your skills today?
other languages. kingston.vic.gov.au/library/comp-help
CONSOLE
GAMES
Welcome to the world of Nintendo
with Kingston Libraries’ NINTENDO
SWITCH COLLECTION, with OVER
50 of Nintendo’s finest games
FEATURING the critically acclaimed
Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild. Enjoy endless family fun with
Nintendo’s classic MARIOKART
8: Deluxe. And escape with
Nintendo’s most popular and
best-selling game of 2020,
Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
We also have Xbox and
Play Station games.
FIND YOUR NEAREST BRANCH Kingston Libraries
Chelsea: 1 Chelsea Rd
Mobile App
Cheltenham: 12 Stanley Ave
Clarinda: 58A Viney St
Library in your Pocket
Dingley Village: 31C Marcus Rd
Highett: 310 Highett Rd DOWNLOAD IT NOW
Moorabbin: Shop 5, 1 Taylor St
Parkdale: 96 Parkers Rd
Patterson Lakes: 54 Thompson Rd
Westall Library: 35 Fairbank Rd Clayton South
PLEASE NOTE:
Programs listed in this edition are correct at time of printing.
For further information visit kingston.vic.gov.au/library or ph 1300 135 668.
Popular events may offer a waiting list. Speak to your friendly library staff for assistance.You can also read
